What Types of Photography Does Ashworth Photo Offer for Aerial, Land and Sea Subjects?

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Ashworth Photo offers drone and aerial photography for elevated, dynamic perspectives, and land and sea photography for images of the natural world and the environment. Both are listed as distinct services on the studio's site, alongside school photography, hotel and resort photography, and a portfolio of "iconic images." If you need a viewpoint from above, the aerial service is the match; if you need landscapes, seascapes, wildlife, or outdoor activity imagery, the land and sea service is the relevant one.

Drone & Aerial Photography

The site describes this service around one idea: few angles are as interesting and dynamic as a photo taken from the sky. That framing tells you what the service is for — perspectives that a ground-level camera cannot reach.

  • Best suited to: subjects where height or distance adds drama or context, such as property overviews, coastal and landscape scenes, and outdoor events.
  • What you get: stills and video are both part of the studio's offering, so aerial work can be delivered as either.
  • What the site does not state: drone model, flight certifications, altitude limits, or whether a licensed pilot is on every shoot. If your project depends on permits or regulated airspace, confirm those details directly before booking.

Land & Sea Photography

This service is presented as imagery of "our world" — pictures meant to make viewers feel connected to their environment. The emphasis is on emotional connection to place rather than on a specific subject list.

The site's broader portfolio categories show the range this covers in practice:

Category What it suggests
Wildlife Animal subjects in natural settings
Land & Sea Coastal, landscape, and environmental scenes
Physical Activities People engaged in outdoor pursuits
Golf Course and play imagery
Classic Cars Vehicle photography, likely in outdoor or scenic settings
Exteriors / Interiors Property and place imagery

For land and sea work specifically, the natural fit is tourism, hospitality, outdoor brands, or editorial projects that need scenery, wildlife, or activity imagery with a strong sense of place.

How the Two Services Differ

The distinction is primarily about viewpoint and subject, not about output format:

  • Aerial is defined by camera position — the value is the angle itself.
  • Land & sea is defined by subject matter — the value is the environment and the feeling it creates.

Both sit within a studio that also produces video, so a project can combine ground-level environmental footage with aerial shots of the same location. The site's hotel and resort service, for example, is explicitly described as telling a property's story "with stills and video," which is the kind of project where aerial and land/sea coverage would naturally overlap.

Choosing Between Them

  • Choose aerial when the location itself is the story and needs to be shown in context — a coastline, a property, an event footprint.
  • Choose land & sea when the story is about the environment, wildlife, or people in a place, and the viewer should feel connected to it rather than simply oriented.
  • Combine both for hospitality, tourism, or destination work where you need establishing shots from above plus immersive ground-level imagery.

What to Confirm Before Booking

The site does not publish pricing, package details, or booking terms, so treat those as open questions. Useful things to ask:

  1. Whether aerial shoots include both stills and video, and how delivery formats are handled.
  2. Drone operation details — pilot credentials and any airspace restrictions relevant to your location.
  3. Turnaround time and how final images are selected and delivered. The site notes that clients often compare final images to the real subject, which suggests a carefully finished, true-to-life editing style — worth asking about if color accuracy matters for your use.
  4. Whether a shoot can span multiple services (for example, aerial plus land and sea) under one booking.

The studio's stated aim is imagery with "beauty and soul," with photographer Kevan Ashworth's personal perspective as the starting point. If you want a distinctive, authored look rather than a purely documentary record, that positioning is the main thing to weigh when deciding whether the style fits your project.